October 17, 2017

Ethiopia Launches 15-Year Cotton Development Strategy

October 14, 2017 - As part of its effort to augment its textile sector, Ethiopia’s government has launched a 15 years National Cotton Development Strategy (...)

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June 13, 2019

Swaziland finds success with GMO cotton

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October 26, 2018

Zimbabwe cotton ranked third in the world

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July 18, 2019

Zimbabwe: Cottco cushions cotton farmers

Martin Kadzere, Harare Bureau THE country’s largest financier of cotton farmers, the Cotton Company of Zimbabwe (Cottco), has increased the producer price of the commodity (...)

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February 26, 2018

African countries ban secondhand clothes imports

African countries are trying to support their domestic textile industries, but pressure from the US and a flood of cheap clothing from China are making (...)

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August 20, 2018

After wreaking havoc in Africa, 'impossible to kill' crop-destroying worm reaches Asia

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May 4, 2018

KENYA: Breathe new life into sector, say cotton farmers

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January 25, 2018

Reviving Uganda’s cotton sector

Cotton and cotton textile industries are the engines of economic growth both in developed and developing countries. On January 17, 2018, The trade ministry signed (...)

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March 15, 2019

Reaping the rewards from more inclusive cotton production in Côte d’Ivoire

By Mark Hillsdon Mark Hillsdon reports from the West African country, where a programme by Olam International has vastly increased yields for smallholder farmers The (...)

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March 8, 2018

Brazil to boost partnership with Kenya in cotton production

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